PH Embassy in Beirut Facilitates Largest Single Mass Repatriation Flight for Filipinos from Lebanon 

Repatriates queue in preparation for their repatriation flight with the assistance of Philippine Embassy in Beirut personnel. (Beirut PE photo)

BEIRUT 16 July 2020 – The Philippine Embassy in Beirut repatriated 410 Overseas Filipinos from Lebanon via Qatar Airways flight QR 7474/QR 3150 on 12 July 2020. It was the largest single mass repatriation flight in Philippine history.

Many of the 410 repatriates have spent years in Lebanon away from family and loved ones. As beneficiaries of the Embassy’s Free Voluntary Mass Repatriation Program, all their travel expenses, such as tickets and immigration penalties, were paid for by the Embassy. The Embassy will continue to cover all costs for the repatriation of future beneficiaries under the said program.

The Embassy’s Free Voluntary Mass Repatriation Program started in December 2019. Prior to this chartered flight, 1,023 beneficiaries on 15 flights were already repatriated. This latest batch of repatriates brings the total number of program beneficiaries to 1,433 beneficiaries. The Embassy thanks the Lebanese Government and Qatar Airways for their invaluable assistance in this repatriation. END

The Philippine Embassy in Beirut repatriates 410 Overseas Filipinos from Lebanon on 12 July 2020. (Beirut PE photos)

For more information, visit https://www.beirutpe.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinLebanon/.